NO new coronavirus patient deaths have been recorded at Great Western Hospital once again.

The total number of GWH patients who died after testing positive for Covid-19 remains at 320.

The government said a further 18 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Thursday, bringing the UK total to 127,345.

Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies show there have been 151,000 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.